Chocolatey Good Facts

• Just the smell of chocolate increases brain waves which trigger relaxation.
• White chocolate cannot really be counted as chocolate because it has no cacao solids or cacao liquor.
• In order to make one pound of chocolate you need around 400 cacao beans.
• The person who invented the chocolate chip cookie sold the idea to Nestle Toll House in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
• M&M’s were created in 1941 so that soldiers could enjoy chocolate without having the problem of melting chocolate.
• Every second Americans collectively eat 100 pounds of chocolate.
• The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed in at 12,770 pounds.
• Milton Hershey the chocolate magnate was lucky to have last minute business matters because they caused him to cancel out on this reservation aboard the Titanic.
• Lay’s sells potato chips dipped in milk chocolate.
• Eating dark chocolate every day reduces the risk of heart disease by one third.
• Chocolate has an anti-bacterial effect on the mouth and protects against tooth decay.